1800s
"1800s" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Elephant Man
Synopsis:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Anthony Hopkins,
Freddie Jones
#2
The Count of Monte Cristo
Synopsis:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Starring:
Henry Cavill,
Guy Pearce,
Luis Guzmán
Plot:
violence,
revenge,
escape,
treasure,
prison,
priest,
whipping,
sword fight,
color remake of black and white film,
fireworks
...
#3
The Birth of a Nation
Synopsis:
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Starring:
Lillian Gish,
Mae Marsh,
Joseph Henabery
#4
Sense and Sensibility
Synopsis:
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Starring:
Alan Rickman,
Greg Wise,
Kate Winslet
Plot:
based on novel,
visit,
title same as book,
opening a door,
bed,
dinner,
fall,
medical examination,
jealousy,
horseback riding
...
#5
Melody Time
Synopsis:
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.
Starring:
Bobby Driscoll,
Luana Patten,
Roy Rogers
#6
Maverick
Synopsis:
Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Starring:
Graham Greene,
Mel Gibson,
Alfred Molina
#7
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Synopsis:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Starring:
Paul Bettany,
Billy Boyd,
Russell Crowe
Plot:
napoleonic wars,
ship,
royal navy,
1800s,
naturalist,
naval battle,
moral choice,
19th century,
pursuit,
classical music
...
#8
Gone with the Wind
Synopsis:
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Starring:
Vivien Leigh,
Clark Gable,
Olivia de Havilland
#9
Dickinson
Synopsis:
Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.
Starring:
Hailee Steinfeld,
Toby Huss,
Jane Krakowski
#10
Chapelwaite
Synopsis:
In the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history, and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations.
Starring:
Ian Ho,
Adrien Brody,
Emily Hampshire
#11
The Last Samurai
Synopsis:
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Starring:
Timothy Spall,
Hiroyuki Sanada,
Ken Watanabe
Plot:
historically inaccurate,
alcoholic,
prostitute,
white savior,
drunkenness,
bowing,
emperor,
war hero,
ninja,
katana sword
...
#12
The Emperor of Paris
Synopsis:
Paris, France, early 19th century. The legendary convict François Vidocq lives in disguise trying to escape from a tragic past that torments him. When, after an unfortunate event, he crosses paths with the police chief, he makes a bold decision that will turn the ruthless mastermind of the Parisian underworld against him.
Starring:
Denis Ménochet,
Olga Kurylenko,
August Diehl
#13
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Synopsis:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Starring:
James Cromwell,
Matt Damon,
Richard McGonagle
Plot:
horse,
19th century,
freedom,
cowboy,
railroad,
native american,
revisionist western,
animal protagonist,
mustang,
united states
...
#14
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Synopsis:
Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their re…
Starring:
Yosuke Eguchi,
Go Ayano,
Takeru Satoh
#15
Nanny McPhee
Synopsis:
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Kelly Macdonald,
Emma Thompson
#16
Killer Sofa
Synopsis:
Francesca always attracted weirdos. When one of her stalkers is found dead, she looks for comfort from her best friend, Maxi. Meanwhile, Maxi’s grandfather, Jack, a disgraced Rabbi, comes across a reclining chair containing a Dybbuk inside. Jack and his voodoo sorceress partner try to find out where the recliner has been delivered while exploring Jack’s newfound gift for communicating with the ot…
Starring:
Piimio Mei,
Nathalie Morris,
Jim Baltaxe
#17
Jonah Hex
Synopsis:
Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slayed his wife and child.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
John Malkovich,
Josh Brolin